vic lee, abc 7 news. >> alameda former fire chief has been ordered to reimburse the city a quarter million in legal fees following a three-year wrongful termination legal battle. dave cappler fired over this photograph showing him using stay gas pump to fuel his personal bmw. he was claiming he was allowed to use city gas to carry out city business. the state court ruled alameda was entitled to ask for reimbursement of costs. >>> a criminal grand jury hand down a fell knee indictment against george shirakowa for impersonating a stan jose city council saying dna found on a stamp of a mailer blaming to be from a council candidate. she will be sentenced on an earlier charge of lying on campaign finance forms. >> celebrity chef guy feieri testified in the trial of a marin county teenager accused of stealing his lamborghini in 2011. abc 7 news reporter was in court and joins us live. >> you know the celebrity chef was the last to testify in the trial. it was very brief. he told us he was glad it was over and no more lamb bore gene yeez for him. he says less than five minutes for him to testify.

vic lee abc 7 news. >>> traffic moving again on interstate 580 after a brush fire that began just after 2:00 this afternoon. this is video just as firefighters arrived you can see how fast the fire spread up the hill. they were fighting from above and below but were able to get it out quickly before it could spread. >>> san francisco union square is getting back to normal after it was evacuated today. hundreds of tourists and sho shoppers were rushed out of the area, out of the plaza. a police officer spotted what looked to him to be a sus spishus backpack just as runners were about to pick up packets for the nike marathon. two hours, union square remained closed and police searched the area. >> it's inconvenient but better safe than sorry. >> i rather everybody take precautions than to let goit as no big deal. >> tourists were disappointed. union square reopenedded after police determined the backpack did not have explosives. >> now, they are returning in droves to attractions you can see boats today they were packed this morning. and in yosemite, park actually opened last night after

vic lee is live with the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. vic? >> reporter: because of the staffing shortage here at the san jose police department, burglaries are the lowest priority among the department's core crimes. the residents of the evergreen district believe burglars know that. >> they're coming here, they came like that. >> reporter: kristin showed us how burglars broke into her home. a home security camera shows two young men at the front door. they knocked and no one was home. so, they went to the back and broke in through an unlocked bedroom window. the burglars ransacked the house. pham estimates loss as about $100,000. she had lots of expensive items. >> they took my rolex watch, my husband's rolex watch. all of my jewelry from my wedding gifts. and all of the valuable hand bags. >> reporter: the burglars took her expensive liquor leaving only boxes behind and rolexes removed from display cases. once they got their loot the thieves left through a side door. fam and her husband passed around these leaflets to schools and neighbors h

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> end of the shut down will be good news for tourists prevented from visiting national parks, coming up, how soon those places might be able to reopen. >> two parents thankful after their children were sound after when a car theeft sped away with the family suv. her children were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped in and sped away in the mission district. >> we're screaming our kids! i think a lot of the people on the street kind of when they heard me screaming people were like coming up, giving me hugs. >> one moment my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >>> a neighbor found the stolen suv a short time later on sweeney street in the bay view. police have not made arrests. >>> imagine how scary that is. >> no kidding. >> frightening house nir a home and why made people feel like they're trapped. >> new hahn in charge of america's largest community college sis anymore the task he faces to save it. >> mild weather continues for now but there is a gradual cool down coming our way. >> high tech spoo

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> end of the shut down will be good news for tourists prevented from visiting national parks, coming up, how soon those places might be able to reopen. >> two parents thankful after their children were sound after when a car theeft sped away with the family suv. her children were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped in and sped away in the mission district. >> we're screaming our kids! i think a lot of the people on the street kind of when they heard me screaming people were like coming up, giving me hugs. >> one moment my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >>> a neighbor found the stolen suv a short time later on sweeney street in the bay view. police have not made arrests. >>> imagine how scary that is. >> no kidding. >> frightening house nir a home and why made people feel like they're trapped. >> new hahn in charge of america's largest community college sis anymore the task he faces to save it. >> mild weather continues for now but there is a gradual cool down coming our way. >> high tech spoo

. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right. it's a wonderful day to spend outside. >> beautiful. >> some folks looking for the sun. >> i know. >> it did take a while for it to burn away from the coast. sunshine on the bay. now it's not on the return it's advancing. it's along the coastline mainly beginning to push over the bay. going to become evident in north bay valleys tonight. first, high temperatures range we had today was chilly at the coast. a high of only 54. mild inland and unusual this time of the year. a 32 degree spread between coastal highs and inland highs. and talking about the fog from 11:00 tonight and 11:00 in the morning visibility will be below a quarter mile. hazardous driving conditions are likely. so bear that in mind. mount tam giving us a live view now. those fingers of fog along the coastline moving over the bay. temperatures now 51 degrees in san francisco. mid 60s in oakland. and los gatos 69 degrees now. another live view from our camera. looking out over parts of san francisco. some visible, some n

. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right. it's a wonderful day to spend outside. >> beautiful. >> some folks looking for the sun. >> i know. >> it did take a while for it to burn away from the coast. sunshine on the bay. now it's not on the return it's advancing. it's along the coastline mainly beginning to push over the bay. going to become evident in north bay valleys tonight. first, high temperatures range we had today was chilly at the coast. a high of only 54. mild inland and unusual this time of the year. a 32 degree spread between coastal highs and inland highs. and talking about the fog from 11:00 tonight and 11:00 in the morning visibility will be below a quarter mile. hazardous driving conditions are likely. so bear that in mind. mount tam giving us a live view now. those fingers of fog along the coastline moving over the bay. temperatures now 51 degrees in san francisco. mid 60s in oakland. and los gatos 69 degrees now. another live view from our camera. looking out over parts of san francisco. some visible, some n

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we want to update you on another fire in a nearby apartment building. one man died and a100 people left homeless in the blaze in this house apartment on woodside road. investigators have determined that fire was accidental and began in the apartment of the man who died in the fire. more than 100 firefighters responded to that disaster. >> there is more still head here on abc 7 news at 6:00 including details of another recall for a store because of possible salmonela contamination. >>> a big relief for bay area tourist economy. the rush to visit some famous sites today. >> i'm spencer christian. a warm week, there are signs of a warm weekend. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> later legal battle over these tee shirts at a high school. the question now where a -- before a >>> just wanted to keep you updated on breaking news. watching for late developments on the bart strike. unions saying trains will not run tomorrow unless there is a last minute deal which seems unlikely at this point with midnight deadline looming. two sides not talking

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we're waiting to near a deal tonight to reopen the government would save workers at lawrence livermore lab from being furloughed. we told you yesterday they had begun the step of shutting down with 2000 workers then being furloughed monday. another thousand employees at nearby sandia national lab with were scheduled for furlough next week. >>> will be another six hours before we know if bart trains will be running tomorrow, tonight at 10:00 bart will announce whether yun yinz will go on strike. we'll bring you news first on twitter. talks between bart and unions resumed this morning at 10:00 a.m. after yet another negotiating session that ended last night this, morning, i guess. a mediator is working inside of the caltrans building in oakland. passengers are sick and tired of waiting in limbo, night after night. bart tells abc 7 thus ridership decreased this week because people are working from home, or just finding other ways to get where tlair going to avoid uncertain tie that is the problem this, i, i think riders expecting something but just this waiting is ma

vic lee abc 7 news. >> we want to update you on another fire in a nearby apartment building. man died and a100 people left homeless in the blaze in this house apartment on woodside road. investigators have determined that fire was accidental and began in the apartment of the man who died in the fire. more than 100 firefighters responded to that disaster. >> there is more still head here on abc 7 news at 6:00 including details of another recall for a store because of possible salmonela contamination. >>> a big relief for bay area tourist economy. the rush to visit some famous sites today. >> i'm spencer christian. a warm week, there are signs of a warm weekend. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> later legal battle over these tee shirts at a high school. the question now where a -- before a court. can the american flag b b >>> just wanted to keep you updated on breaking news. watching for late developments on the bart strike. unions saying trains will not run tomorrow unless there is a last minute deal which seems unlikely at this point with midnight deadline lo

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> one other note about the vote in the house. a stenographer was hauled out of the chamber after charging the podium and screaming during the vote. she continued yelling as she was taken away saying you cannot serve two masters and he will not be mocked. this is video from the house camera. this incident stunned members and staffers who said they had never seen anything quite like it. >> two parents are thankful tonight a day after their children were found safe when a car thief sped away in the family suv with the kids in the back. stephanie thomas stepped out of her volkswagen for a moment to snap a picture of her husband and cousin. the kids were sleeping in car seats and seconds later a woman jumped into it and sped away. >> we were screaming our kids, our kids. i think a lot of the people on the street kind of -- when they heard me screaming our kids. people were immediately like coming up. giving me hugs. >> there was a moment when my eyes locked eyes with the woman driving the car. she just had this look of death. >> a nei

sources tell abc 7 news reporter vic lee has ulbright said his net worth is vastly exaggerated. he is also charged with using the website to hire someone to kill a former employee. >>> new developments this morning in the bikers versus suv confrontation in new york caught on video that stunned the nation. matt keller joins us with word of a high-profile attorney getting involved? >> reporter: yeah, gloria allred is holding a news conference with the family of the biker hit by the suv. she says certain press reports about jamie mieses are inaccurate. >> reporter: police believe this man seen smashing the window of the range rover in new york also pulls lien out of the range rover and began beating him. police tracked down the motorcyclist who shot this helmet cam video at his home many bell port, new york. questioning him and taking the video as evidence. the confrontation and attack came after this. lien drove straight through the swarm of bikers minutes earlier leaving jamie mieses paralyzed in a statement lien's wife expresses sympathy but said her husband was faced with a lif

the feds accuse him of running a black market that sold illegal drug autos abc 7 news reporter vic lee is on the story with details on where arrests went down. vic? >> arrest made when the suspect, ross albright was in the library. the affidavit did say it had a lap top with him. he may have been busy running what authorities say was a massive money laundering operation. it's part of a so called deep west. a site where fictitious names and hard to track e mail are used to buy and sell elicit drugs. the fbi says albright was a mastermind between the online drug black market. he was once quoted referring to his site as anonymous amazon.com this, is a story court interview on you tube. he was featured last year. court documents say he generated tens of millions in commissions by being the middle man for the sale of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. yesterday the 29-year-old man was arrested at the glenn park branch of the san francisco public library. albright arraigned today in court on charges related to money laundering, drugs and computer hacking. the fbi says he lived